Crown Princess Mary's Patronages and Charities

[Archduchess Zelia]

Video from Billed Bladet

Difficult to put into words how truly important Mary's continued (and very vocal) dedication to the LGBTI+ community is. But I think the above video is a pretty good example of how much her support is appreciated.

[Nordic]

Video of the speech at Copenhagen 2021 closing event.

https://www.kongehuset.dk/video-tale...openhagen-2021

[iceflower]

As President of the WWF World Wide Fund for Nature Denmark Crown Princess Mary attended the presentation of the WWF's new four-year strategy "Bigger, bolder and better - for a nature positive future" yesterday, October 5:


** kongehuset instagram **


** kongehuset: H.K.H. Kronprinsessen deltog i møde hos WWF **

[polyesco]

She looks great. Another event not on the official calendar but glad we got pictures

[iceflower]

Crown Princess Mary as Patron of the Global Fashion Agenda held the virtual opening speech for the Copenhagen Fashion Summit today, October 7:


** kongehuset: VIDEO: Åbningstale ved CFS+ **


** kongehuset instagram post ** kongehuset facebook video **


** kongehuset gallery: H.K.H. Kronprinsessen holdt åbningstale ved CFS+ **

[polyesco]

“Redesigning the concept of growth is one of the biggest systemic issues of our time.” - Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Denmark

https://twitter.com/GFAgenda/status/...42863645728768

[iceflower]

Crown Princess Mary has sent a message to mark today's Human Rights Day:

Today is International Human Rights Day. It is a day to celebrate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. In a world where human dignity is still violated, it is important to remind each other of respect for human rights.

In late October, I visited Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world. Burkina Faso is characterized by climate change, conflict and instability and about seven percent of the population lives as internally displaced persons. This has serious consequences - especially for the most vulnerable groups who are often girls and women. During the visit, I met girls who told heartbreaking experiences about rape, nuisances after circumcision, attempts to get married off, to become mothers while still being a child, and to have to fight to maintain schooling.

The positive thing was that the girls received help at the UNICEF-supported Gisèle Kambou Center, which I visited together with Minister for Development Aid Flemming Møller Mortensen. The center can not reach everyone, but helps as many girls as possible - among other things, get an education and access to reproductive health services.
Denmark has a strong voice in the world when it comes to girls' and women's conditions and rights. These are efforts I am proud to support. Thanks to the girls for standing up and telling their stories. I would like to use my platform to bring them forward and create awareness of the need to help where we can.

Happy International Human Rights Day to all!

- H.K.H. The Crown Princess.

** instagram post **

[Izzie]

What a wonderful post by Mary. I love her fervent support and outspokenness in regards to this very important and relevant issue to today's global community.

[eya]

"On a sunny summer day, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess as president of the WWF World Wide Fund for Nature invited Secretary General of the WWF World Wide Fund for Nature Bo Øksnebjerg on a walk among wild flowers, weeds and fallen trees in the private garden attached to the Crown Prince Couple's residence at Fredensborg Castle"

Video
https://www.instagram.com/p/CfYd-foAANC/

Pictures
https://www.instagram.com/p/CfYhy49Aqmf/

[Muhler]

I'm sure that's a problem in many countries.

The population and diversity of insects in DK is dropping fast and a lot! Not least bees and similar pollinating critters.
That is of course a problem for the general flora but also for agriculture, because so much of our agriculture is based on ecology. But the majority of our agriculture is intensive, with the use of lots of weedkillers.
But insects need a variety of flowers because not all flowers can be harvested for pollen at the same time. So a large field, devoid of weed or other forms of flowers in some numbers is basically a desert. A deserts the insects can't cross, because there are way too few pitstops in the form of weed or flowers to refuel on - so the the insects die. Including the useful ones.
And when they are gone, the birds who live on the insects vanish as well.

So over the previous years, various initiatives have been made in order to encourage the public as well as farmers to make life easier for insects in simply creating a small oasis here and there. That can be a pond in the middle of a cornfield, or not trimming the vegetation along the edges of roads more than absolutely necessary. Planting flowers and bushes along the edges of fields.
For people who have a garden it's encouraged to leave a corner of the garden unattended, a small wilderness as we see in the photos with Mary. And/or have a compost heap, which is a haven for beetles and birds who eat them.
In parks and woods more and more trees and tree-stumps are simply left to rot when they fall and are only removed if they constitute a hazard to the public, because so many insects and birds live in rotting trees.
The problem with unattended undergrowth is of course wildfire, not least as we experience more droughts these years and in a reasonably densely populated country wildfires are not necessarily a desirable thing, even though nature actually benefits from fires. So it's a balance act.

We are in still in the early stages of this popular and nationwide flora-rewilding and so far the number of insects and as such birds have not yet begun to increase.

[polyesco]

An important issue for sure. Nice glimpse of their gardens. Mary looks great and always a treat to see Grace 🐕

[polyesco]

H.K.H. The Crown Princess presides over the official opening of the Odense Flower Festival. Flakhaven, Odense, at 17.00.

In connection with the opening of the Odense Flower Festival, the Crown Princess will be presented with a number of the festival's exhibitions and name a new rose with a special history.

The festival gathers around a theme every year, and this year the theme is "The Adventure Garden".
https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...kjole#146344-1

really beautiful
https://billedbladet-prod.imgix.net/...=imgixjs-3.4.0

The Crown Princess stopped by the Environmental Tent in connection with the opening of the Flower Festival.
Here, the Crown Princess tried, among other things, our new game about making less waste. "It's easy", she said and placed the card on the playing board.
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChaCiNCM6Q6/

[iceflower]

Here are some more photos of the opening of the flower festival today:


** tt.se gallery ** kongehuset gallery **


** seoghoer.dk article: Lykkelig Mary: - De er faldet godt til **


** dm article: Crown Princess Mary exudes elegance as she attends the opening of the Odense Flower Festival..**

[Izzie]

A couple of videos from today:

https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...det-har-vaeret

https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...lse-paa-scenen

How sweet to commemorate 10 years of Mary being Patron:

Mary surprised by ballet girls
And then the Crown Princess got the sweetest surprise on stage.

It happened when talented ballet girls danced onto the stage one by one and presented 10 flowers as a symbol of Mary's patronage anniversary.

Mary just had to surrender when the last flowers were danced up on stage to her by the local ballet school's very youngest ballerinas.

The Crown Princess had to surrender: Mary got the sweetest surprise on stage | BILLED-BLADET (billedbladet.dk)

https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...det-har-vaeret

[polyesco]

Mary starts her visit to Greenland today, with a nice Instagram post
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChmNlAlAm7q/

Her program
Tuesday, August 23

The Crown Princess participates together with a primary school class in activities organized by the WWF World Nature Foundation At 13.45
In 2020, the Crown Princess was appointed President of the WWF World Wildlife Fund, which works to protect endangered animal species and spread solutions that can ensure a better future for nature and the planet. In Nuuk, Her Royal Highness will participate in activities related to plastic challenges organized by the WWF World Nature Fund.

The Crown Princess visits the Children's and Youth House Mælkebøtten At 15.45
The Crown Princess, together with the Mary Foundation, will visit the Children's and Youth House Mælkebøtten, which is a combination of a creative activity center and shelter as well as a crisis center for children. The purpose of the Dandelion Center is, among other things, through dialogue, mutual human respect and conflict resolution to create pattern breakers and prevent suicide, sexual abuse and crime among young people.



Wednesday, August 24

The Crown Princess attends the conference "Together on grief" At 9.30
As patron of Children, Youth & Grief and the National Grief Center, Her Royal Highness will also participate in the conference "Together on Grief", which with the participation of representatives from the Government of Greenland, municipalities, authorities and other relevant professionals will focus on various issues within grief , including processing grief in the family.

The Crown Princess participates in the UNLEASH event At 13.15
During the visit, Her Royal Highness will participate in an event organized by UNLEASH, which is a global initiative that mobilizes young talent in community leadership, problem solving and the launch of social and environmental solutions. UNLEASH works from a vision to be the world's most inclusive platform for young people to create a sustainable future.

The Crown Princess visits UNICEF Denmark in Greenland At 3:30 p.m
UNICEF Denmark's office in Greenland works to strengthen children's rights all over the world, and in close cooperation with the Self-Government of Greenland, UNICEF Denmark established the NAKUUSA project in 2011. The main purpose of the project is to increase Greenlanders' knowledge of the principles and values ​​of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and thereby strengthen the foundation for their implementation.

[iceflower]

Crown Princess Mary on her first day in Greenland today, August 23:


** gtresnews gallery **


** knr gallery: Billeder: Kronprinsessen samlede skrald i øsregn **


** BB article: Lige nu: Kronprinsesse Mary i stormfuld ankomst til Grønland **


** BB video: Voldsomt vejrskifte: Se kronprinsesse Mary kæmpe sig gennem storm og regn **


** BB video: Var nærmest ustoppelig: Kronprinsesse Mary tog fusen på alle **


** BB video: Kronprinsesse Mary afslører: Det her er prins Christian og prins Vincent vilde med **


** BB video: Kronprinsesse Mary og børnene rynkede på næsen: Det er ulækkert! **


** BB video: Gik til den med stor entusiasme: Kronprinsesse Mary tog arbejdshandskerne på **

[polyesco]

Some more pictures from her first day
https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...lige-i-hjertet
https://sermitsiaq.ag/kronprinsesse-...d-kolonihavnen

https://www.instagram.com/detdanskekongehus/

[iceflower]

Day 2 in Greenland today, August 24:


** BB article: Klar til ny dag i Nuuk: Derfor berører det kronprinsesse Mary personligt **


** knr.gl article with gallery: Mary Ilisimatusarfimmi aaqqissuussamik peqataanerani assit **


** BB video: Det gør det ekstra spændende: Kronprinsesse Mary ankommer til stort ungdomsmøde **

[polyesco]

Day 2, Mary attends the conference "Together on grief"
As patron of Children, Youth & Grief and the National Grief Center

https://www.facebook.com/detdanskeko...qGVQBxwunA4Hwl
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChpbESsjmfD/

speech
https://www.kongehuset.dk/taler/h-k-...24-august-2022

[Izzie]

Originally Posted by polyesco

Day 2, Mary attends the conference "Together on grief"
As patron of Children, Youth & Grief and the National Grief Center

https://www.facebook.com/detdanskeko...qGVQBxwunA4Hwl
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChpbESsjmfD/

speech
https://www.kongehuset.dk/taler/h-k-...24-august-2022

the DRF should really take advantage of their YouTube channel and put these speeches on video there with English subtitles. It is not that hard to do and more people would see the speeches!